Wenger is brushing off the weekend's domestic disappointment [GALLO/GETTY]

The London club, who are currently lying in third place behind Chelsea and Manchester United in the domestic league are in no real danger of failing to qualify for Europe's premier competition.

A draw against Belgian club Standard Liege at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday will be enough to make sure unbeaten Arsenal take one of the two top spots in Group H.

A loss would still leave the Gunners three points ahead of Standard with a game in hand.

Arsenal have 10 points from three wins and a draw and are four points ahead
of Olympiakos, who visit last-place Dutch champion AZ Alkmaar on Tuesday.

Chasing win

Wenger will want his team to qualify in style after Saturday's 1-0 domestic loss to Sunderland.

"Mentally it's a blow,'' Wenger said after his side slipped to eight points behind leaders Chelsea.

"We were not good enough. We choked a little bit.''

Tuesday's game gives Wenger the opportunity to let some of his backup players take the spotlight, especially since top scorer Robin van Persie is out of action for several weeks with damaged angle ligaments.

Wenger praised Carlos Vela for his performance as a substitute at Sunderland as the Mexican played the last 19 minutes and set up chances of an equaliser that never came.

"Vela is a fantastic talent and he is 20-years-old,'' Wenger said.

"We have invested a lot of time for him because we put him in Spain for two years, got him back and now we work with him every day.''

Wenger said that Vela's talent and potential convinced him he did not need to buy a replacement for striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who left Arsenal for Manchester City during the August transfer window.

"I believe he is a Robbie Fowler-type,'' Wenger said in reference to the talented former Liverpool goalscorer.

"He needs very little time to make a decision in the box. He is relaxed when he finishes and he has very short backlift. He is as well left-footed and he is a similar size.''

Slim chances

Standard have a tougher task ahead of them and cannot afford to be as complacent as Wenger.

They have four points and, having lost 3-2 at home to the Gunners back in September, need to win by two goals at the Emirates, beat Alkmaar at home and hope the Gunners lose to the Greek champions.

Standard come into the game with two of their forwards likely to miss the match.

Serb international Milan Jovanovic said he was "99 percent certain to miss the Arsenal match'' because of a left thigh strain, while Brazil-born striker Igor de Camargo is not even making the trip to London.

"The match against Arsenal is probably the most important one of the year, but the question is whether I can take the risk to aggravate this injury,'' Jovanovic said.

Despite taking a third-minute lead, Standard lost 2-1 to Gent on Saturday to slide 10 points behind leaders Anderlecht in the Belgium league.